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Senior DevSecOps Engineer, Cybersecurity

Key Facts

Remote From: 
Full time
Senior (5-10 years)
165 - 165K yearly
English

Other Skills

  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Adaptability

Roles & Responsibilities

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering and/or security engineering space
  • Understanding of security controls across various security domains
  • Knowledge of one or more Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)
  • Programming skills in at least one language (Go, Python)

Requirements:

  • Create an environment that favors context, not control
  • Design, implement, and operate security controls and services
  • Partner with product and platform teams to integrate security
  • Perform security reviews, threat modeling, and risk assessments

Job description

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for. 

About the Role

The Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity is a hands-on contributor who designs, builds, and operates security controls and services that protect The Times' systems, data, and users. As a member of the Security Architecture team, you will own complex initiatives end-to-end, drive measurable risk reduction, and collaborate across product engineering and enterprise technology with technical depth, operational rigor, and clear communication aligned with business outcomes.

Cybersecurity helps prevent The Times from becoming news. Our teams work to protect the news makers, their support staff, the platforms they rely on every day, as well as all of The Times' products and services, and our readers who consume them.

Responsibilities:

  • Create an environment that favors context, not control. Empower product engineers and ensure they have the relevant information and tools to deliver secure products and services.
  • Design, implement, and operate security controls and services (e.g., identity and access management, secrets management, endpoint/agent hardening, network segmentation, detection, and response automation) that meet reliability, security, scalability, and observability standards.
  • Partner with product and platform teams to integrate security into architecture and developer workflows while articulating business impact and tradeoffs.
  • Perform security reviews, threat modeling, and risk assessments (code, design, 3rd-party apps).
  • Investigate and resolve urgent and/or complex security issues, triaging effectively and driving architectural changes that prevent recurrence.
  • Participate via RFCs, community of practices, and other internal knowledge sharing channels to share learnings, align on standards, and influence secure patterns across areas; model The Times' core values in cross-functional collaboration.
  • Support team growth through peer design/code review, pairing, and clear feedback.
  • Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
  • This role reports to the Director of Engineering, Cybersecurity.

Basic Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience in software engineering and/or security engineering space
  • Understanding of security controls across a variety of security domains, including access management, encryption, vulnerability management, AI security, network security, authentication/authorization, etc
  • Knowledge of one or more Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and best practices for architecting and securing
  • Experience with software engineering practices (CI/CD, GitOps, IaC, etc.) and related security practices (SAST, SCA, secure by design, shift left, etc.)
  • Programming skills in at least one language (Go, Python)
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration platforms

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Security/Compliance or DevOps certifications
  • Experience with Kubernetes
  • Experience with Terraform and Packer
  • Experience with HashCorp Vault

This role may require limited on-call hours. An on-call schedule will be determined when you join, taking into account team size and other variables.

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The annual base pay range for this role is between:
$145,000$165,000 USD

For roles in the U.S., dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock. Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs. 

For roles outside of the U.S., information on benefits will be provided during the interview process.

We’re excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

If you’re an Engineering candidate, we’ll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.

The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all  backgrounds to apply.

We are  an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Know Your Rights Poster is available here

The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com. Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

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